No.
The candidates who won seats on the 2026 Salt River Project board and were endorsed by Turning Point USA—Chris Dobson and Barry Paceley—emphasized affordability over sustainability. The only Turning Point-backed candidate to include sustainability in his platform, Kelly Cooper, lost his election.
Turning Point Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer posted on X in August that the organization is trying to “get the radical environmentalists out of AZ and prevent them from dramatically increasing our Utility rates” by supporting candidates for the Salt River Project (SRP) election.
Candidates backed by environmental groups won the remaining 11 of 13 SRP board seats.
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Sources
- Tyler Bowyer, X post
- Kelly Cooper, Campaign platform for at-large board seat 14
- Chris Dobson, Campaign platform for SRP president
- Barry Paceley, Campaign platform for SRP vice president
- Salt River Project, Election results
- Casey Clowes, Campaign platform and endorsements
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